An interesting ivory netsuke of a Kakkyô. 19th centuryCarved in openwork within the frame of a screen, Kakkyô stands beneath a pine branch, happily surprised at digging up a cauldron containing a treasure. This is an illustration of one the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety. The poor peasant Kakkyô decided to sacrifice his new-born child in order to be able to feed his ancient mother. When he started to dig the grave he discovered a treasure.Height 4.5 cmProvenienzThrough Grete Damm, October 1981Coll. no. 546 (handwritten)Dieses Objekt wurde unter Verwendung von Materialien hergestellt, für die beim Export in Ländern außerhalb der EU eine Genehmigung nach CITES erforderlich ist. Wir machen darauf aufmerksam, dass eine Genehmigung im Regelfall nicht erteilt wird.An interesting ivory netsuke of a Kakkyô. 19th centuryCarved in openwork within the frame of a screen, Kakkyô stands beneath a pine branch, happily surprised at digging up a cauldron containing a treasure. Height 4.5 cmThis lot contains materials which require a CITES licence for export outside of the EU contract countries. We would like to inform you that such licenses are usually not granted.